JEFFERSON, THOMAS, B. SMITH BARTON, JAMES HUTCHINSON, AND CASPAR WISTAR.

"Hessian Fly" (a Report to the American Philosophical Society) in American Museum, Or, Universal Magazine (June, 1792).

American Museum, 1792, First Edition. Disbound , Fine, First edition. This disbound copy has minor foxing and lacks the original wrappers.

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Book number: 8903

WISTAR, CASPAR

A System of Anatomy for the Use of Students of Medicine

Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard, 1835. Sixth Edition. Hardcover. Spine most of leather covering is missing. Scuffing of edges of boards. Foxing/tanning of pages. One blank front end paper has been removed. "No 101" written in ink on front end paper. Elaborate POS in ink on title page. Damp stain on back pages including plates. Poor to Fair Condition. ; With notes and additions. By William Horner, in two volumes this is volume II. With fold out plates. Clean pages - no writing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Fair with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 5804

Catalogue: Rare/Collectible

Keywords: Medical

WISTAR, CASPAR (1761-1818),

System of Anatomy for the Use of Students of Medicine.

With Notes and Additions by William E[dmonds] Horner (1793-1853). Seventh Edition Entirely Remodeled, and Illustrated by Numerous Enravings. By J[oseph] Pancoast (1805-1882). Philadelphia: Thomas, Cowperthwait & Co. 1839. 2 vols. [First published 1811.] 491+[1]; 560pp. + 7 lithographed plates in volume one (6 folding) + 12 lithographs in volume two (4 folding). 101 wood engravings in the text. Contemporary calf with black leather spine labels. Boards quite rubbed with @ 10 x 6 cm. area of the rear board of the first volume with the leather scarped away, foxed, folds torn to a number of the folding plates, still generally a good set with library bookplates and rubber stamp to the title-pages, plates, and last leaf of text in both volumes. Wistar's was the first american textbook of anatomy. This edition not in Cordasco. Weight: 3 pounds 9.0 ounces = 1.6 kg. Size: 9.4 x 5.8 x 3.2 inches = 23.5 x 14.5 x 8cm. Binding: HB.

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Book number: 074540

Catalogue: Medicine